Jason John (born 17 October 1971) is an English former sprinter. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Sports-Reference profile
Biography Born in Birmingham, John attended Handsworth Grammar School, and went on to become an English and P.E teacher at Anthony Gell School.
John represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships (he ran in the heats and semis but not the final). He also won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and reached the final at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Championships, in 1993 and 1995.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.
John finished second behind Darren Braithwaite in the 200 metres event at the 1995 AAA Championships.
Competition record Representing and 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria4th100 m10.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s)4th4 × 100 m relay39.781992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy7th60 m6.69Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.731993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada5th (sf)100 m6.60Did not finish in the final14th (h)200 m21.25World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany13th (sf)100 m10.343rd (sf)4 × 100 m relay38.051994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8th100 m10.46 –4 × 100 m relayDNFCommonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada5th (qf)100 m10.293rd4 × 100 m relay39.391995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden20th (qf)100 m10.391996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden2nd60 m6.64
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.23 (+1.2 m/s) (London 1994) 200 metres – 20.86 (+0.6 m/s) (Birmingham 1995)
Indoor 60 metres – 6.60 (Birmingham 1993) 200 metres – 21.25 (Toronto 1993)
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